
More scores
- Metacritic usersuser score
- 83/100
- GameFAQsEasy/Just Right
- 3/5
- Player reviews
- 84% positive2,155 reviews
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Runs on
- Windows
- Price
- US$19.99
Where to get it

2025 · Hungry Couch Games · Strategy · Indie
Drill Core
Corporate greed meets strategic planet-mining in Drill Core! Drill to the heart of planets while managing workers, researching cutting-edge tech, and fortifying against alien attacks. Will you prioritize efficiency and risk your workers' safety, or focus on defense for survival?
- Released
- 17 July 2025
- Platforms
- Nintendo SwitchPlayStation 5Windows
- Genres
- StrategyIndie
- Developers
- Hungry Couch Games
- Publishers
- tinyBuild
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Themes
- Science fictionSandbox
- Engine
- GameMaker
- Age ratings
- PEGI 7ESRB E10+
- Languages
- Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (Spain), Ukrainian
- Features
- Family SharingFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam CloudSteam achievementsSteam leaderboards
- Time to beat
- 18hmain story19hcompletionist
›Story
As a Platform Manager at DrillCore, you'll oversee a dedicated team of miners, carriers, and guards. Your mission? Navigate them through perilous missions to extract vital minerals and power our drill platform. Every strategic decision will test your planning and resource management skills. You’ll report directly to your Sector Manager, he will make sure you keep the operation running smoothly, whatever the pressure you’re under.
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Media
Releases by platformdates and regions as published
Editions and related releases
- Downloadable content
- Drill Core: The Machine World
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